Pan American Silver Corp. declared that the new processing facility at its San Vicente mine in Bolivia began producing silver and zinc concentrates on March 25, 2009.

Geoff Burns, President & CEO stated:

This is another major accomplishment for Pan American's construction and development team. Despite the challenges posed by an extremely remote location, and the intense competition for construction and mining supplies during much of the build, we have completed San Vicente's expansion on schedule and within 10% of the original budget.

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